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THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1928.

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DISTINCTION'

His Excellency the Governor (Sfr Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.) is here seen saluting the Guard of Honour prior to embarking yesterday for Home leave. (Photo: Mee Cheung).

THE LEE HYSAN SERIOUS WARFARE

MURDER.

POLICE SEARCH FOR THE ASSASSIN.

REWTWO DETAINED SUSPECTS NOW

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ing his troops to provoke Japan to: take reprisals.

By involving Japan, it is said, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is likely to arrest irrevocably his advance to Peking,

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It is emphasised that Japan's Kung-shih, the Commissioner of position in Manchuria, depends on Foreign Affairs at Tainanfu, the peace and stability of Peking, which he says is based solely on and therefore she is likely to re- the evidence of the latter's servant, aist to the uttermost the advance who was wounded.

of the Nationalists into the The servant has told the Nation-Northern provinces.

alist lenders that he jumped over]: "Hands Of" Policy.

a wall and narrowly escaped from the scene with his life.

It is, however, realised that Japan has found herself somewhat in a quandary as the Nationalists by imposing trade boycott | against Japan might perilously re duce her trade with China.

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Officials of the State Depart- ment have hitherto hesitat

Not Slightest Evidence. SPITEFUL REPORTS. Mr. Hwang Fu asaerts that the Japanese troops were the first to The police authorities are still open fire at Tsinanfu, but does not busy in their efforts to track down produce a title of evidence to con- the murderer of the late Mr. Lee Arm his statement-Reuter. Hysan, and it is now disclosed! A Tokyo message received yes-ed to comment on the situa that two Chinese were recently torday staten emphatically that the tion owing to its uncertainty, detained in connexion therewith, story of the murder of Mr. Tsai but many well-informed persons but were later released when it Kung-shih is totally unfounded, believe that the United States will became evident that they were not and declares that it was deliber-Endeavour to maintain its "Hands ately spread by the Chinese in or policy, though she will pro- Associated with the tragedy.

Some idea of the assiduity of order that they might evade res-bably, use her diplomatie influence the police in their search for clues ponsibility for the Tainan facident. in China to secure the withdrawal can be gathered from the fact thint YANGTSZE FEARS. of the Japanese forces after the several hundreds of witnesses

adjustment of the Tsinanfu. Incl... Many Japanese Evacuations, were interviewed within a week of

dents.-Reyter's, American Sérvite.' the murder. Residents, shop- Latent Naval wireless messages: keepers and hawkers in the dis-received from various ports to-day QUESTIONS IN COMMONS. trict where the Yue Kee Club is indicate that the position on the

Britishers Given Adequate Warning.. situated were all questioned, and Upper and Middle River is un- the police did not rest until every changed. Japanese residents in the lower river ports continue to evacuate owing to the possibility of disturbances.

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The Murderer.

There is the possibility of fur ther advances by the Southern troops and in this event it seems likely that Chang Tso-lin may withdraw to 'Mukden.

London, May 9. The Tsinanfu Incident was raised in the House of Commons to-day at question time, when Sir Austen Chamberlain, questioned in It is established, beyond a doubt,

regard to the protection of British in China, said that that a Chinese, dressed in black

subjects Britishers living at Tainanfu were clothing, of short stature and

It is now clear that the second warned on or before April 20th, to rather thin, with hair cut short, was seen to emerge from the Yue outbreak of hostilities between the remove to safety at Tsingtao or Kee Club following the firing of Japanese and the Southern forces Chefoo, which being on the coast followed the refusal by thend accessible to His Majesty's The flight of this man was Chinese' of the Japanese ultimatum ships were in a less dangerous observed by, many different perto evacuate in the vicinity of the position.

Warships had been sent to Con and there is sufficient railway. Fighting was still in evidence in the hands of the progress at noon, on Tuesday but Chefoo and Tsingtao as a safe- authorities to show that after when the messages were despatch-guard. leaving the Club the man get into ed it was understood that the fight- Kau Yue Fong.

ing was less severe,

the three shots. Singapore.

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Printed and Published for the Proprietora by ALFRED MORLEY, a1 and 8, Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.

Here, residents tell the police) that a man, answering, to the description given above, was seen to walk hurriedly up the stone steps leading into Gough Street.

In Gough Street, the trail was last.

Threatening Letters,

The Japanese Government has petitioned the Emperor to send the Third Division at full war strength to Shantung.

...

Sir Austen was glad to say dhat reports he had received up to the resent did not Indicata that any destruction had occured to British roperty or life during the present

disturbances.

With regard to Shanghai the

The Moral' A la Kenworthy, situation is quiet. The present Commander Kenworthy contend- attitude of the Chinese authorities ed that the fact that Britons at appears to indicate that there will Tsinanfu were left unmolested be no anti-Japanese disturbances showed that the thing to do was

not to send troops.

The second line of investigation in the Chinese city, followed by the delectives in AMERICAN CONCEPTION. charge of the case his proved practically fruitless-the tracing Thinks Japan Preventing Southern

Advance. of the writers of threatening letters to the late Mr. Lee Hysan.!

Sir Austen Chamberlain replied that the matter seemed to be more suitable for a debate than for question time,

Mr. Charles Williams (Conserva-

New York, May 9. Live) suggested that the fact to At one lage, it was thought that) Americans are displaying keen which Commander Kenworthy had perhaps the murderer could be interest in the crisis In China and drawn attention rather showed iraced through these missives, but, the majority of experts on Far that the policy of His Majesty's despite the most skilful efforts in Eastern affairs express the opinion Government in China had been this direction, the letters have that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek com- must extraordinarily successful yielded little assistance.

mitted an error of tactics in allow-from the beginning to the end,

(Ministerial cheers).

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THE CIVIL WAR Fighting Was In Progress

on Tuesday...

Shanghai, May 9.

The reward of $10,000 for in- formation leading to the apprehen-i sion and arrest of the murderer, was the informant whose name he did not, however, long remain un-supplied to the police. claimed. Last week the polies re- Woman Questioned.', ceived information which caused Another warrant was executed them to obtain a warrant for the a few days ago, on information re-

In spite of the conflict with arrest of ગ Chinese youth, coived to the effect that the mur- According to the information, this derer had confessed his deed to a the Japanese, the Nationalist Third person was known to be an asso-woman. The woman, was accord- Army Corps, operating on the Kin- clate of 'bad characters and was ingly sent for, when the police dis- han (Peking-Hankow) Railway are aaid to have had a bone to pick covered that she was of good making progress and they are re- with the late Mr. Lee Hysan. family and they had no reason to ported to be advancing as rapidly think that she was in any way that, if necessary, they will be in a position to cut off the Northern- The warrant was duly executed, implicated in the affair. hut it was proved that the informa-nuthorities, to receive information

It is not uncommon for the police ers in the rear.

: A certain amount of fighting was tion supplied was merely a spite-which proves to be no more than a still going on along the Tientsin- ful act by one of the enemies of mere act of spite, and while this Pukow railway line, according to the arrested person.

hampers their investigations to ajan official report issued, on Tues- The detained man fully satis certain degree, it sometimes opens day, and the Southerners have now. fled the police as to his non-com-up a larger field for investigation, crossed the Yellow River. plicity in the matter and was able It therefore seems from present It is reported that Hupeh troops prove that at the time the indications, that the reward will are to reinforce the troops on the assassination took place, he was in ultimately prove equally as ser- Tientsin-Pukow line,

to

Act of Spite.

the company of several friends in viceable as the other clues now in Marshal Feng Yu-halang hás or- Yaumati.

the possession of the authorities.dered his armies at Hantan to ad- Over and above this, he deduced The detectives at Macao and Can-vance towarde Shihchiachwang. the name of the informant and ton have so far not reported any Fighting had begun to the mouth of frankly told the authorities that he success to headquarters, it is learn- Shihlachwang, the last message had many enemies, one of whom ed.

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